Box 2

Collection Overview From the Record Group: Each small collection is considered a series. 1. Hicks and Steele Family Papers: The Hicks family, originally from Savannah, Georgia and New York, are an African-American family in Charleston, South Carolina. John O. Hicks married Sadie Steele and had one son, J. Maurice Hicks, father of Janet Hicks. The Steele family, originally from Missouri, are decedents of the Randolph family who left Charleston, South Carolina in 1800 and relocated to...

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Contains the deed of conveyance of 24 Montagu Street in Charleston, South Carolina to Virginia Ferrette for $2,800 from Bazilio Gonzales.

Virginia Ferrette was probably the daughter John M. Ferrette, who was a Caucasian man who fled to Charleston from Saint Domingue. She was a free person of color.

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Contains a written genealogy of the Thurmond family including photos, newspaper clippings, marriage certificates, maps, and other material that document the history of this family.

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Contains the student papers of Jasmine Utsey, entitled From 'C' Street to Washington D.C.: The Remarkable Professional Career of the Honorable Rosslee Green Douglas and Alicia Woolridge's, Black Women in South Carolina of the Health Profession Statistical Analysis of the Pioneers to the Present. Also included are the deeds of gift forms for the papers.

Scope and Contents note Contains the information compiled by Chinenyem V. Nwadiugwu on Maude Cullen, an African American midwife in Charleston, South Carolina. Includes biography of Cullen, Nwadiugwa's research notes, health reports about African Americans, scholarly articles, newspaper clippings, and articles related to African American health. There are thirty-seven color photos taken at a 2007 museum exhibit on 20th Century medicine at Berkeley Museum in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Some of the photos contain...